EU Checks Sanofi Vaccine Ads
歐盟調查 Sanofi 疫苗廣告
Introduction
The European Commission is checking the company Sanofi. They want to know if Sanofi broke the law with its ads.
歐盟委員會正在調查 Sanofi 公司。他們想確認 Sanofi 的廣告是否違法。
Main Body
Sanofi sells a flu vaccine for old people. The EU says Sanofi told doctors in France and Germany that a different vaccine was bad. Sanofi said the other vaccine did not have good proof.
Sanofi 銷售一款針對年長者的流感疫苗。歐盟表示 Sanofi 告訴法國和德國的醫生，另一款疫苗表現不佳。Sanofi 稱該款疫苗缺乏充分的證明。
Sanofi is a very big company in France and Germany. In September 2025, the EU visited Sanofi offices without warning to find information.
Sanofi 在法國和德國是一家規模很大的公司。2025 年 9 月，歐盟在未事先通知的情況下搜查了 Sanofi 的辦公室以獲取資訊。
Sanofi says it followed all the laws. The company is helping the EU with the investigation.
Sanofi 表示其一直遵守所有法律。該公司目前正協助歐盟進行調查。
Conclusion
The EU is now deciding if Sanofi's ads broke the rules.
歐盟目前正在判定 Sanofi 的廣告是否違反規定。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ Quick Look: Words for 'Doing' and 'Checking'
In this story, the EU is acting like a judge. Look at these simple action words (verbs) that help you describe a situation:
- Checking looking at something to see if it is right.
- Broke did something against the rules (e.g., broke the law).
- Sells gives a product for money.
- Followed did what the rules said.
💡 Pattern: Talking about the Past vs. Now
Notice how the story switches times:
Now (Present): "The EU is checking..." "Sanofi says..."
Then (Past): "The EU visited..." "Sanofi told doctors..."
A2 Tip: To talk about a finished action in the past, we often just add -ed (visited visited). But some words change completely (tell told).